As Fresh As It Gets: Great Farm-to-Table Restaurants in the U.S.

Would you love to dine at a restaurant that grows its own vegetables, herbs, fruits, and even raises livestock? These restaurants scattered throughout the country are part of the farm-to-table dining movement. Each brings locally-grown fresh foods to your plate in amazing meals.Can't get enough veggies? Check out one of these 21 recipes for grilled vegetables or one of these recipes that make sure you get some veggies in the meal.

Bell Book and Candle: New York, NY

Bell Book and Candle: New York, NY

On top of its building on West 10th Street in Manhattan, Bell Book and Candle has a beautiful green garden. Following in the tradition of many other farm-to-table restaurants, Bell Book and Candle's menu cycles are heavily influenced by what is produced "aeroponically" — plants grown in an air or mist environment instead of soil — in the roof-top tower garden. Although the plants might seem a bit out of place in a big city like New York, they are doing just fine. The restaurant grows sage, chive, chervil, Genovese basil, Opal basil, Italian and flat-leaf parsley, spearmint, rosemary, great white tomato, Bibb lettuce, Red Oak leaf lettuce, red romaine lettuce, green romaine lettuce, Lola Rosa lettuce, frisée, green crisp, poblano pepper, and fennel.

French Garden Restaurant and Bistro: Sebastopol, CA

French Garden Restaurant and Bistro: Sebastopol, CA

Just five miles from Sebastopol, California, lies the 30 acres of land that supply French Garden Farm with its natural, pesticide- and synthetic fertilizer-free produce. For more than 30 years, the food at French Garden has been harvested daily from its own farm, which is home to seasonal produce like tomatoes, peppers, prized Pinot Noir grapes, famous Gravenstein apples, and much more. Along with the bounty culled on their farm, the restaurant also sources local fish, meats, cheeses, bread, and mushrooms. Sound too good to be true? Take them up on their farm tour offer, or stop by for mid-week happy hour. One could potentially spend an entire day here, tasting apples and wine, touring the farm, and finally settling in for a full meal and drinks in the evening. If you find the whole experience life-changing, don't act surprised; one customer comment on the restaurant's website exclaims the food here is "from the gods!"